Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) on AWS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) is reaching the end of its 5 years of standard support on May 31, 2025, exposing your systems to unpatched vulnerabilities. To stay secure, you must act now. Explore your options below to ensure continued protection.
Standard support for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ends on May 31, 2025
Transitioning to an Ubuntu version with active standard support (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS) is crucial for performance, hardware compatibility, and access to new technologies, making it ideal for new workloads. However, for existing deployments, the process may be more complex.
What are your options?
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Upgrade to an Ubuntu version with active standard support (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS)
For Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (support through 2027):
For Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (support through 2029):
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Attach an Ubuntu Pro 20.04 subscription to expand your security maintenance (support through 2030).
- In-place upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu Pro 20.04
- Fresh installation of Ubuntu Pro 20.04
- Contact us to purchase annual subscription tokens
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS expanded security maintenance (ESM) for your entire software supply chain, including:
- The Linux kernel, Ubuntu base OS
- Key infrastructure components
- Over 25,000 open-source applications until 2030, adding 5 years of support.
- 24-hour critical vulnerability fixes, Landscape, kernel livepatching, hardening scripts based on CIS and DISA-STIG standards, and FIPS 140 compliance, ensuring your infrastructure meets U.S. government security requirements for cryptographic modules
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 is available with pay-as-you-go metered pricing on AWS, with charges automatically billed to your monthly AWS bill for easy procurement. Additionally, Ubuntu Pro subscriptions can count towards your PPA/EDP spend commitments.
Add-ons
Enterprise-grade phone & ticket support
Build confidently with 24/7/365 phone and ticket support, ensuring fast resolution for issues across 25,000+ Ubuntu packages, backed by 20 years of expertise in building and sustaining open source software. Learn more here.
Legacy support
Add on Legacy Support to Ubuntu Pro and expand security maintenance (coverage through 2032). Learn more here.
What customers say about Ubuntu Pro
“ESM literally saved our lives. It's allowing us to upgrade from 14.04 LTS at our own pace. It's taken the pressure off, and it also means we can tackle the Ubuntu upgrades at the same time as we roll out the new version of our platform.”
Zivago Lee
Director of DevOps Engineering
Interana
“ESM has given us the space to plan what comes next. It's helping us get into a position where we can have a more sustainable infrastructure.”
Andy Parker
Engineering Manager
TIM